Monday, 19 September 2011
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
New Tourist Destination Bungus Hill Station
Bungus valley
To ease the tourist rush at Pahalgam, Gulmarag and Sonamarg, J&K government is all set to open the beautiful hill station of Bungus in this north Kashmir district for the tourist.
To tap the tourism potential of this picturesque health resort, work on several infrastructure development projects is presently in the final stage.
“The Shamaswari guest house is ready to host the tourists. We have complete boarding and lodging facilities for tourists here. Besides,
This work on tourist reception centre Kupwara has been complete,” officials said, adding that the blacktopping of road from Shamaswari to Potwari is going on in full swing.
“We are soon going to organize Bungus festival to showcase the beauty of this place. We hope this health resort will attract tourists and nature lovers from across the world,” Mohammad Yaseen Lone,”
Bringing the Bungus valley on the tourism map will definitely ease the rush at Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonamarg besides offering new things to the tourists.About nine kilo meters from summer capital Srinagar, in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district this meadow is much bigger than the lush greens of Gulmarg, and Pahalgam.
Surrounded with lush green forests, majestic snow caped mountains and having unparalleled scenic beauty Bungus has tremendous tourist potential.
Blessed with extreme nature beauty this valley lies at an altitude of around 10,000 feet above sea level in the northern part of district Kupwara within Hundwara sub-region.
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Milk and Milk Products Scenerio
Indian industry
India is among the world's largest and fastest growing market for milk and milk products, given the facts that it's an important commodity in the dietary chart of the country's middle-class population.
The International Market Analysis Research and Consulting Group (IMARC), a leading advisor on management strategy and market research worldwide, studied the current and future opportunities in the dairy market whereby, it clearly indicated that India represented one of the most lucrative dairy markets and that the sales of the dairy products in India would double its size from the current Rs 2.6 trillion to around Rs 5.1 trillion by 2016. The study was undertaken by using both desk research and qualitative primary research analysing the three aspects of the Indian dairy market.
"Overall, India is the largest milk producer in the world, as an estimated 112.5 million tonnes of milk production has been recorded since 2010 by the government which is claimed to be a good progress," Tapan Jha, corporate communications officer, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), informed FnB News in a chat over telephone.
Jha confirmed that indeed there was scope for development of the dairy sector, but lot more focus should be given on "automation" and that the industry should adopt a scientific approach and methodical improvements of animals, better cattle breeding facility, for instance, Europe which has wholly adopted a scientific approach. Everything there is fully automated.
He said that the dairy sector had grown over the years and that it had pitched automation in the latter stages of milk production but the former stages, which include milking the cow or a buffalo and supplying milk, were still being performed manually in remote villages in our country today.
"The rural India has a lot of liquid milk but there is a shift in the consumer demand in the urban sector, whereby consumers are increasingly preferring processed milk products such as cheese, butter and ghee, unlike rural people," Jha said.
In this rapidly changing world and a highly competitive globalised economy, there is a need to exploit the available resources to the maximum. The best technologies developed in India and abroad should be brought to use to cope with the rising domestic demand for dairy products.
Second, more emphasis on improving productivity of cattle is needed. "Much scope is there for the dairy industry in our country but the productivity of the animal such as the cow, buffalo or cattle is minimum. It can be obtained only by giving special attention to this sector," Devendra Shah, chairman, Parag Milk Foods Pvt. Ltd, said. He added that more technological advancements should take place in the sector which is also one of the reasons that the industry has not improved in terms of animal productivity.
Despite India having one of the largest cattle populations on the planet, the productivity of a cow or buffalo to produce the milk is still very limited and that the processing operations for milk production are needed to be handled efficiently.
India is among the world's largest and fastest growing market for milk and milk products, given the facts that it's an important commodity in the dietary chart of the country's middle-class population.
The International Market Analysis Research and Consulting Group (IMARC), a leading advisor on management strategy and market research worldwide, studied the current and future opportunities in the dairy market whereby, it clearly indicated that India represented one of the most lucrative dairy markets and that the sales of the dairy products in India would double its size from the current Rs 2.6 trillion to around Rs 5.1 trillion by 2016. The study was undertaken by using both desk research and qualitative primary research analysing the three aspects of the Indian dairy market.
"Overall, India is the largest milk producer in the world, as an estimated 112.5 million tonnes of milk production has been recorded since 2010 by the government which is claimed to be a good progress," Tapan Jha, corporate communications officer, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), informed FnB News in a chat over telephone.
Jha confirmed that indeed there was scope for development of the dairy sector, but lot more focus should be given on "automation" and that the industry should adopt a scientific approach and methodical improvements of animals, better cattle breeding facility, for instance, Europe which has wholly adopted a scientific approach. Everything there is fully automated.
He said that the dairy sector had grown over the years and that it had pitched automation in the latter stages of milk production but the former stages, which include milking the cow or a buffalo and supplying milk, were still being performed manually in remote villages in our country today.
"The rural India has a lot of liquid milk but there is a shift in the consumer demand in the urban sector, whereby consumers are increasingly preferring processed milk products such as cheese, butter and ghee, unlike rural people," Jha said.
In this rapidly changing world and a highly competitive globalised economy, there is a need to exploit the available resources to the maximum. The best technologies developed in India and abroad should be brought to use to cope with the rising domestic demand for dairy products.
Second, more emphasis on improving productivity of cattle is needed. "Much scope is there for the dairy industry in our country but the productivity of the animal such as the cow, buffalo or cattle is minimum. It can be obtained only by giving special attention to this sector," Devendra Shah, chairman, Parag Milk Foods Pvt. Ltd, said. He added that more technological advancements should take place in the sector which is also one of the reasons that the industry has not improved in terms of animal productivity.
Despite India having one of the largest cattle populations on the planet, the productivity of a cow or buffalo to produce the milk is still very limited and that the processing operations for milk production are needed to be handled efficiently.
Thursday, 8 September 2011
BENEFITS OF SAFFRON
Health Benefits of Saffron
March 2, 2011 in Healing Medicinal Herbs
BENEFITS OF SAFFRON
Saffron is basically a flowering plant which is widely used as a culinary spice. It is also used in herbal supplements due to its varied health benefits. Right from treating depression, asthma, atherosclerosis and stressful menstrual cycles, saffron’s benefits extend to even treating cancer and helping to lower bad cholesterol levels.Saffron is in fact, an expensive spice made from the saffron crocus flower. Research indicates that a few compounds in saffron do promote anti-cancer activity. It also helps in stimulating the secretion of stomach acids which supposedly assists in the contraction of muscles, for instance, as in the uterus.
Reddish golden in color, saffron is used basically as a seasoning agent in cooking and also as a coloring agent. In fact, saffron is one of nature’s highly powerful herbs. From time immemorial, saffron is known to have helped relieve stomach aches and kidney stones. It also improves circulation of blood.
A vital herb with multiple benefits, it is believed that in ancient days, grand moms used to mix a few sprigs of saffron in hot milk as a night cap for their grand children, to induce sound sleep and good health. It’s been scientifically proven that saffron contains carotenoids which play a vital role in inhibiting skin tumors, improving vision and relieving aches and pains of arthritic conditions. It’s been proven after a recent trial that this aromatic golden herb may prove instrumental in preventing loss of vision in the elderly. This is a proven fact in scientific circles that saffron helps to regain vision in the instances of cataract.
Saffron contains a compound by the name “crocin” which is helpful in promoting learning, memory retention and recall capacity to a great extent. Several studies have shown encouraging results that saffron might be great in the treatment and management of age related mental impairment.
Saffron contains certain active constituents which are known to produce positive effects in patients suffering from neuro degenerative disorders. In case of soreness or inflammation of the mouth and tongue, try massaging gums with saffron. Discomfort is relieved almost immediately.
Medical studies over the years have proven beyond doubt that this golden herb enhances oxygen diffusivity in plasma and other liquids. It also improves pulmonary oxygenation. High levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides can be lowered by including saffron as a dietary intake, or as an herbal supplement.
For those suffering from conditions of acute dryness of skin, application of saffron cream typically on affected areas will help relieve the symptoms. In combination with other herbs, saffron is also reputed to be a good remedy for insomnia, coughing, indigestion and even baldness.
How to find out genuineness of saffron ?
While buying saffron, to ascertain its genuineness, and to find out whether it is fake or adulterated, immerse a tiny piece of it in warm water or milk. If the milk or water colors immediately, then it is adulterated. Genuine saffron takes about ten to fifteen minutes of soaking in warm water or milk before it can turn a deep red color or emanate a wonderful aroma.
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